Ruffling attachment for sewing-machines



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J. S. SAGKETT.

RUFPLING ATTAGHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES.

Patented Jan. 9,1883.

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JOSEPH s. SAGKETT, or PLA'rrsBURo, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,558, dated January9, 1883.

Application filed July 27,1 82. (No model.)

To all urhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. SAOKETT, a

I citizen of the United States, residing at Plattsburg, in the county ofClinton and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Com bined Ruffling, Plaiting, Double-Piping, and BindingAttachments for Sewing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and toletters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to improvements in a combined rufiiing, plaiting,binding, and donble-piping attachment to sewing-machines; and theobjects of my improvements are, first, to obtain a more durable, simple,and easily adjusted ruffiing and plaiting attachment; second, to obtaina ruffiing and plaiting device to which can be readily adjusted a binderand doublepiper, making the device a combined ruffier, plaiter, binder,and double-piper. I att til] these objects by the mechanism illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the device adapted to be attached to a sewing-machine. Fig. 2 is adetailed perspective view of the platform, to which isattached theseparatingplate, and through which the wires of the frame to which theruffiing-blade is attached move. Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional view ofthe adjustable arm, which operates the lever moving the ruffiing-bladeframe. Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective view of the double-pipingdevice. Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective view of the binding device.

Tothe presser-foot A is attached at the lower end a platform, B, havingon the under side thereof a thin plate, 0, one end of which is attachedto the platform B, the other end left unattached, so as to permit it topass readily between and separate the two pieces of cloth when inserted.The platform B has two 1ongitndinal orifices, d d, through which thewires K K of the frame M, carrying the rufflingblade D, move readily,and also the longitudinal orifice j, to admit the wire attached to thebinder and double-piper attachments; also a vertical orifice, c, for thepassage of the nre-' dle.

The frame M, that carries the ruffling-b adewires K K are bent towardthe presser-foot,

and are brought together, so as to form a slot, 0, into which the end ofthe lever F moves.

The presser-foot A has an extension, 0, running back, to which the leverF is attached by means of the pin 1). At the upper end of the lever F isattached, by a pivoted joint, g, an adjustable arm, composed of threesections, L, J, and H. The section L, connected with the lever F, is a.short threaded rod, which screws into the end of section J. The sectionJ is a cylinder, having a thread out on the inside of one end, intowhich section L is screwed, and at the other end an orifice into whichthe threaded rod H moves, and is provided with a shoulder, against.which the nutfon the end of the rod ll comes in contact to preventseparation. Section H of the adjustable arm is a threaded red, one endofwhich plays in the cylinder J, said rod being provided with a, nut, asabove stated, and a screw thumb-piece, I, to regulate the length of themotion, and terminating in an eye, G, by which it is attached to theneedle-bar.

The double-piping device P is constructed as follows: On the end of apiece of wire fitted to enter the orifice j of the platform B is a.double plate, m and n, one above the other. The plate at or upper plateis bent and curved in upon itself on the under side sufiiciently closeto hold the goods, while the lower plate,

a, has the end bent and curved in upon itself on the upper sidesufficiently close to press the goods placed in it. The device is soconstructed as to bring one end of each plate above and below theruffiing-blade D.

The binding device R is constructed as fol-- lows: Attached to a shortwire fitting into the orifice j ofthe platform B are two plates, p and1', bent into the shape of two elongated horseshoesone inside the other.The ends of the outer plate, p, are bent inward and join the innerplate, 1", the ends of which pass thejunction and are rounded so as topresent a smooth surface to the goods. The curved portion of the doubleplates 19 and r when attached to the platform B is outside of therufiling-blade I), the two ends of the double plates 12 and r passingunder and over the ruftiing-blade, respectively, and in line with theorifice e of the platform B.

The manner of operating the mechanism herein described is as follows:The rut'fiingattachment is adjusted to the presser-foot bar by means ofthe thumb-screw a, with the ruftlcr toward the operator. The adjustablearm is attached to the needle-bar by means'ot' the eye G, by whichmotion is imparted as the neodle-bar rises and falls to the lever \Vheuthe needle-bar moves down it pushes the upper end of the lever F back bybringing the cylinder section J of the arm against the thumb-piece I,thereby causing the lower end of the lever in the slotted end of theframe M to move forward, carrying the rufliling-blade l) away from theneedle, and when the needlebar passes upit draws the nntf of the sectionH against the shoulder of the cylinder J, cans ing the lower end of theleverF to move back, carrying the ruftlingrack back, which brings theruftling-bladetoward the needle, and with its serrated blade pushes thegoods to be rutfled at a more rapid rate than the goods under theseparatingplate. Thelength of the stroke ofthe ru'fflingbladeisregulated by the th um bpiece I, which moves upon the threaded sectionH, lengthening or shortening the arm as the upward motion of theneedlebar brings the cylinder section J in contact with the thumb-piecel as the rod H slides into the cylinder part. To lengthen or shorten thestroke when the needle-bar passes down, the adjustable arm is shortenedor lengthened by turn ing the cylinder section upon the threaded sectionL.

The double-piping device P is adjusted by means of the wire fitting intothe orilicej of the platform B. The strip of cloth for the upper pipingis inserted in the curved portion of the upper plate, 111, of the pipingdevice 1 so that the edge of the strip is folded under and passes underthe platform B and over the separatingplate G and the goods upon whichit is to be sewed. The piping is carried along under the needle with thegoods upon which the ruft'le and piping are to be sewed, thus enablingthe operator to lay the ruftle and piping at the same time. The strip ofcloth for the other piping is inserted in the curved portion of thelower plate, a, of the piping device P, so that the edge of the stripfolded and passes under the platform B and under the separatingblade 0,and under the goods upon which itis to be sewed, and is carriedalongwith the goods under the needle.

The binding device R is attached to the platform B by means of wire t,inserted into the orifice j, bringing the rounded portion of theplates 1) and r outside the ruffling blade I), bringing the two ends ofthe double plates 7) and 'r on a line with the orifice c of the platformB.

The piece of goods for binding is inserted between the two plates 19 and0', with each edge folded around the rounded ends .5 s of the innerplate. The edge of the goods to be bound passes in between the two armsof the device holding the binding and passes with it under the action ofthe needle.

.Vhat 1 claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the presser-foot, having the extension 0, ofthe platform B, the wire-frame M, constructed to form a slot, 0, at itsrear end, the plate E, carrying rufilingblade l), the lever F, and theadjustable arm, composed of the sections 11, J, and L, substantially asset forth.

2. The frame M, having wires K K, and plate E, carrying aruffling-blade, in combination with the platform B, having the orificesd (I for the passage of the wires K K, and orifice j for the insertionof the binding and piping devices, substantially as described.

The adjustable arm, composed of three sections, H, J, and L,t-huu'ib-piece I, and nutf, substantially as shown, and for the purposesspecified.

4. The combination of the adjustable arm of three sections, H, J, and L,operating a lever, F, with the frame M, carrying a rutflingblade.substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of theplatform B, frame M, carrying rattling-bladel), with doublepiper 1, having the double plates m and a, substantiallyas described and set forth.

(5. The combination of the platform B, flame M, carrying aruftling-blade, 1), with the binder 1t, having the doublehorseshoe-plates p and 1', substantially as described, and for thepurposes herein set forth.

In testimony whereofl atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH S. SAUKETT.

Witnesses:

1;. A. DUTTON, IRVING J. ll'lORRIS.

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